To: birders@umich.edu
Date sent: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:40:20 -0400
Subject: Re: Pine Warblers - Re: misc notes from today
From: Allen T Chartier
Birders,
I have not seen Pine Warbler in Macomb Co. either, but it should be
possible There is a healthy population that nests at Port Huron SGA
just to the north in St. Clair Co. This is my favorite place for Pine
Warblers, as there are a lot of them, and many other interesting
breeding warblers as well (Mourning, BTGW, Blackburnian, Cerulean,
Golden-winged, etc.). If you're in Macomb County, then Port Huron SGA
would be closer than Stinchfield Woods, with about the same abundance.
Pine Warblers migrate earlier than most warblers, sometimes even
earlier than Yellow-rumps (I think there are several March records of
migrant Pine Warblers in the state). This is sometimes before most
Chipping Sparrows (which also favor pines) arrive.
Allen Chartier
Managing Editor, Michigan Birds & Natural History
1442 W. River Park Dr.
Inkster, Michigan 48141
amazilia@juno.com